POLICE have questioned three men in connection with an incident of alleged racism by Chelsea supporters in Paris.

Police are investigating allegations of racist chanting at St Pancras in London

Scotland Yard released images of the men they believed they were among a group of supporters who allegedly pushed a black man off the train while shouting a racist chant.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said the three men had now been identified and the force was liaising with the French authorities.

None of the men have been arrested.

A police spokesman said the force cannot arrest people for offences which happen outside the UK but "a number of people" have now been spoken to in relation to the incident.

A clip emerged this week appearing to show a black man shoved off a train by a small group of English Chelsea fans in the French capital on Tuesday night.

Supporters could then be heard chanting "we're racist and that's the way we like it" following their treatment of the man before the Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain.

Following the incident, the Premier League club have suspended two more fans from attending Stamford Bridge.

This brings the total number of suspended Chelsea supporters to five, while the Metropolitan Police are continuing to investigate.

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Still image from the video showing an incident of alleged racism by Chelsea fans in Paris

I felt truly wounded to the bottom of my heart that I really couldn't believe it

Souleymane S

Yesterday, the black man at the centre of the Paris race row - identified in a French newspaper as 33-year-old Souleymane S - said the incident on Tuesday left him feeling "truly wounded from the bottom of my heart".

He told BBC Radio 5 Live Drive: "I felt truly wounded to the bottom of my heart that I really couldn't believe it.

"We're in 2015 aren't we and we're in France. We're in a civilised country and when you are in a civilised country there are certain things you can't do.

"For me, it's a humiliation. I was humiliated in my country. I was humiliated in front of my family, humiliated in front of my mother and father."

Last night the Metropolitan Police released images of three fans they believe were involved in the Paris incident.

Meanwhile, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has also spoken out about the France row and said he felt "ashamed" of the Chelsea fans' actions.

He said: "I felt ashamed when I knew what happened, but I repeat I am a proud Chelsea FC manager because I know what the club means and these people don’t represent the club.

"I don’t believe they non-white fans think about not coming to our club now. Everybody knows what Chelsea is.

"What our club defends. We feel ashamed, but maybe we shouldn’t.

"I refuse to be connected with these people. I am connected with Chelsea and so many good things the club defends and represents."

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Police have released there images of three men they believe were involved in the Paris incident

The incident was followed just days later by allegations of racist chanting in London's St Pancras station, when a group was believed to have been returning from a Champions League match in Paris.

British Transport Police are now appealing for witnesses and urging anyone with information to contact them.

An investigation is currently under way after a member of the public reported the men.

Superintendent Gill Murray, of British Transport Police, said: "The racist chanting was reported by a member of the public who was disgusted by the behaviour of the men who had travelled on the 6.40pm service from Paris Gard du Nord.

"The men shouted as they walked through the station having alighted from the train a short time earlier.

"If you travelled on the train from Paris or were at the station and have information which can assist our investigation I would urge you to get in touch as a matter of urgency.

Ms Murray continued: "It's clear that unfortunately there is still a minority who think it is acceptable to behave in such an abhorrent manner.

"There is more that needs to be done to publicly condemn this type of behaviour and British Transport Police is actively working with football clubs, the football authorities and other key agencies to tackle this appalling behaviour."